Why Would You?

[winstonsmith]

I'd love to see a commercial with the theme "Why Would You?"

Why would you want to inject when you can inhale?
Why would you want to take time out of your day to carb count?
Why would you want to take a slower acting insulin?
Why would you want to risk hypos that can kill you?
Why would you want to spend more money then you need to?
Why would you want to hide your treatment when it's no big deal?

Please no more lame commercials on food flying in unexpectedly.  Besides the theme it HAS to be super cool and attractive.  Definitely not your out of the box pharma commercial that everyone ignores.

[letitride]

Defiantly makes you think you need a solution!

[boca1girl]

Aug 18, 2018 0:37:35 GMT -5 winstonsmith said:

I'd love to see a commercial with the theme "Why Would You?"

Why would you want to inject when you can inhale?
Why would you want to take time out of your day to carb count?
Why would you want to take a slower acting insulin?
Why would you want to risk hypos that can kill you?
Why would you want to spend more money then you need to?
Why would you want to hide your treatment when it's no big deal?

Please no more lame commercials on food flying in unexpectedly.  Besides the theme it HAS to be super cool and attractive.  Definitely not your out of the box pharma commercial that everyone ignores.

Great idea but not sure people would agree with #5 about spending.  Can you explain how you can use less money using Afrezza?

[lennymnkd]

This is all about the advertising at this point ! Im convinced / medicine is a business and a big one at that , what was it that Steve jobs use to say HOW DO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY WANT TILL i TELL THEM WHAT THEY WANT / or something to that effect.

[peppy]

same words, second verse a little bit louder and a little bit worse.
Winston, you seem to have better health insurance afrezza price than some.
for instance, Laura k said she is paying out of pocket. she seems to be a skinny type one, who doesn't eat much and is finding she has control with a 4 unit pack. she is payng $450 dollars a month for afrezza, and she can.

Many people can not afford that.

Mom, who is a type two, orders 12 unit packages, and I have no clue how the cost is covered.

advertise away, it is difficult to squeeze water out of a rock.

aged, who compares prices here with the British healthcare system doesn't want to pay more than 50 dollars a month for his insulin.
Stevil who will graduate from medical school next year said,
"You would not believe how much paperwork and documentation docs have to do. We spend more time doing paperwork than we do seeing patients more often than not because you have to CYA for malpractice, as well as document properly for insurances to get paid for your work. Pharmacy insurance doesn't get touched at all. That's pharmacy's business to sort out. If a drug isn't covered, you either do a PA, or more often, just switch it to another, cheaper drug that is a generic. Usually the pharmacy helps out with what's on a patient's formulary when they call or fax to change the drug or for a PA request. That and if you ask a patient why they aren't taking their meds and they tell you it's because their medication is too expensive are the biggest two ways I can think of for doctors hearing about pharmacy issues. Otherwise, it's a completely separate field altogether. "
Read more: mnkd.proboards.com/thread/10367/early-insulin-therapy-testing-completion?page=3#ixzz5OXDQWwGc

they don't care. it is a conveyor belt. their insurance doesn't cover one, order another.
It seems to be like that.
If only Marcus Welby MD a television show from the early 70's? had told us.

The people will get all excited only to be shot down by "money honey."

[tinkusr8215]

Peppy - You are at 8575 posts . Man thats a record right there.

[lennymnkd]

Yes peppy we understand ' but it's frustrating people seem to have the money for everything else .